Girls lacrosse: Macy Scott of Toms River South has an eventful week

When Macy Scott woke up and went to school on Monday morning, the senior midfielder had no idea the accomplishments she would have by the time she finished her game on Thursday afternoon.

Scott's memorable week began on Tuesday when Toms River South traveled to Manahawkin to take on Southern Regional.

In the first half, Scott stepped up to the eight meter mark to take a free position shot after she was fouled. She ripped the ball past the goalie offside her left hip as Scott picked her 200th goal.

"I was really relieved," she said. "I was definitely pressing. It took me four or five tries to get that shot off. I was pretty confident."

The Rutgers-bound senior finished with eight goals as Toms River South handled Southern Regional, 20-8.

Scott's week had just begun. Only two days later, she would make the record books again, this time breaking her own school record. With 7:40 remaining in the second half of Toms River South's bout against Brick Memorial, Scott had the ball behind the net, rolled around and shot top side right to score her 11th goal of the game. The 11th goal broke her previous record of 10 goals that she set last year.

"That was so exciting today," she said. "When I went into the game, it really wasn't set in my mind at all. Definitely the last one stands out the most because I was so excited about getting it. I was striving for it all year."

Scott hopes that the 11 goal game, which puts her at 215 career goals, can be a sign to her younger teammates that anything can be accomplished.

"As a captain I like to be someone for the younger players to look up to," she said. "To have that record shows them that literally any record is capable of breaking."

Despite all the individual accomplishments, Scott is proud of her entire team which has its first winning record since she was a freshman. On a team led by 10 seniors and coached by a first-year head coach in Tara Murray, Smith accounts team comradery as a big reason for South's 8-1 record.

"We always get along and click really well," she said. "We have 10 seniors and we're all great friends. This year is a matter of how much better we all get along together. This is our last year so to get the chance for all of us to play together and have a winning season is really a great feeling."

Scott and Toms River South will get a chance to continue its memorable season when it travels to Jackson at 11:30 am on Saturday.